2009 Week 17 · Sun, Jan 3, 2010 · Dolphin Stadium
Pittsburgh SteelersWinner
30
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Miami Dolphins
24
PIT -3 ✓O 46 ✓
Pittsburgh Steelers 30–24.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Passing · PIT
18/27, 220 yds, 3 TD, 0 INT
7.4 expected points added · +9.3% completion over expected
Passing · MIA
16/20, 140 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
5.0 expected points added · +17.7% completion over expected
Full stat lines
Box score
Pittsburgh Steelers
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Roethlisberger | 18/27 | 220 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7.4 |
| Santonio Holmes | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rashard Mendenhall | 20 | 94 | 4.7 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Willie Parker | 12 | 91 | 7.6 | 0 | 2.7 |
| Ben Roethlisberger | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Wallace | 2 | 3 | 64 | 1 | 11% | 7.1 |
| Hines Ward | 8 | 11 | 61 | 0 | 39% | 1.3 |
| Heath Miller | 5 | 6 | 56 | 1 | 21% | 5.6 |
| Rashard Mendenhall | 1 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 11% | -3.1 |
| Mewelde Moore | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 7% | -1.4 |
| Santonio Holmes | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 11% | 1.0 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence Timmons | 7 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Farrior | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Clark | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ike Taylor | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nick Eason | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| LaMarr Woodley | 2 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deshea Townsend | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Casey Hampton | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Harrison | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Mundy | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Miami Dolphins
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chad Henne | 16/20 | 140 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5.0 |
| Tyler Thigpen | 4/8 | 83 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Pat White | 0/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -4.6 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Williams | 12 | 31 | 2.6 | 0 | -4.0 |
| Pat White | 5 | 27 | 5.4 | 0 | 0.9 |
| Brian Hartline | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 1 | 2.1 |
| Lex Hilliard | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 0.7 |
| Lousaka Polite | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.4 |
| Kory Sheets | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0.6 |
| Tyler Thigpen | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | -0.5 |
| Chad Henne | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | -2.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davone Bess | 5 | 6 | 85 | 1 | 20% | 5.4 |
| Anthony Fasano | 2 | 2 | 41 | 0 | 7% | 2.3 |
| Brian Hartline | 2 | 4 | 34 | 0 | 13% | 0.7 |
| Greg Camarillo | 3 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 13% | -1.3 |
| Ted Ginn | 3 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 20% | -2.5 |
| Lex Hilliard | 1 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 3% | 2.0 |
| Joey Haynos | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3% | 0.5 |
| Ricky Williams | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 17% | -1.5 |
| Kory Sperry | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3% | -0.4 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akin Ayodele | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yeremiah Bell | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kendall Langford | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Reggie Torbor | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Allen | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Randy Starks | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Jones | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Soliai | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vontae Davis | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gibril Wilson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- PIT -3
- Closing total
- 46
- PIT moneyline
- -145
- MIA moneyline
- +133
Steelers closed -3 and covered, winning by 6.
Total closed 46; the game landed 54 — over by 8.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Dolphin Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 60°F, wind 11 mph
- Referee
- Bill Leavy
- Rest
- PIT 7 days · MIA 7 days
- Coaches
- Mike Tomlin vs Tony Sparano